For all that Richie truly does not blame Eddie for freezing up when he did, if their roles were reversed and Richie was the one who froze like a deer in the headlights, Richie would brace himself for everyone to be upset and disappointed, including Eddie. He holds himself to a very different standard from everyone else he knows, for all that he plays it off like a joke.]
Little bit, yeah? [he hedges with a shrug.] I'd at least expect like, your most disappointed face. Like, Richie fuckin' Tozier, don't you know how to squash a goddamn spider, or something like that, and then I'd have to tell you that I have people for killing spiders now.
[And there he goes, couching the sincerity in a light joke.]
What, do you want me to be upset with you for reacting like a normal person?
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For all that Richie truly does not blame Eddie for freezing up when he did, if their roles were reversed and Richie was the one who froze like a deer in the headlights, Richie would brace himself for everyone to be upset and disappointed, including Eddie. He holds himself to a very different standard from everyone else he knows, for all that he plays it off like a joke.]
Little bit, yeah? [he hedges with a shrug.] I'd at least expect like, your most disappointed face. Like, Richie fuckin' Tozier, don't you know how to squash a goddamn spider, or something like that, and then I'd have to tell you that I have people for killing spiders now.
[And there he goes, couching the sincerity in a light joke.]
What, do you want me to be upset with you for reacting like a normal person?